Spring 2022 final exams

Final exams begin next week. The list of in-person final exams and common exams that have been scheduled in classrooms is available on the Spring 2022 Final Exam and Common Exam Scheduled Rooms spreadsheet.

If you have any questions, contact ocmsched@umn.edu.

Classroom hours during finals week (spring 2022)

Final exams for spring 2022 begin Thursday, May 5. The last day of exams is Wednesday, May 11. Official University final exam schedules are available online.

• Final exam dates: Thursday, May 5 - Saturday, May 7, and Monday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 11.
• Study Day: Sunday, May 8.

General purpose classroom hours will be extended on Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8 to meet the needs of students and faculty during finals week. Weekday hours remain unchanged during finals week (see standard operating hours).

During finals week, May 5-11, classroom and building hours will be adjusted as follows:

• Saturday, May 7 (Final Exam Date): All general purpose classrooms will be open 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Sunday, May 8 (Study Day): All general purpose classrooms in weekend buildings will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Weekend buildings include:
• East Bank: Bruininks Hall, Folwell Hall, Keller Hall, Nicholson Hall, Rapson Hall
• West Bank: Blegen Hall, CSOM, Hanson Hall, Humphrey Center
• St. Paul: McNeal Hall, Peters Hall, Ruttan Hall
• Weekday hours will remain unchanged.

After final exams week, we will return to our standard operating hours.

NOTE: Building hours may vary from standard classroom hours. Be sure to carry your U Card with you at all times. Most buildings will require your U Card for exterior building access.

Fall 2022 classroom scheduling in progress

At this time, we are still working on getting classrooms assigned for fall, however, around 2% still need classrooms.

As a reminder, OCM only works to find general-purpose classrooms for classes that are non-lab sections with a blank Facility ID in CCS. If the Facility ID field is populated, OCM will not actively look for a classroom for your class. This includes being populated with a virtual space, such as:

• ROOM000TBA (room to be assigned) - the CCS scheduler will be adding a departmental or other room to a class section or meeting pattern.
• NORMREQD (no room required) - no room is required for the class section and/or meeting pattern.
• ONLINEONLY (online only) - the class section or meeting pattern of the class will be conducted completely online, so no classroom is needed.
• REMOTE (remote instruction) - the class section or meeting pattern of the class will be conducted remotely, so no classroom is needed.
• AHC000TBA (AHC room to be assigned) - no GPC is needed.
• LAB000TBA (lab section - room to be assigned) - no GPC is needed.
• NO000PRINT - the class section has the “schedule print” box unchecked.

If a class has one of these virtual rooms assigned and it now needs a classroom instead, please contact ocmsched@umn.edu.

All room assignments are subject to change prior to the start of the term. While this usually only affects a small number of classes, we encourage departments and instructors to verify their classroom assignments before the first class meeting.

Spring 2022 final exams

Final exam week is rapidly approaching for spring 2022. The list of final exams and common exams that have been scheduled is available on the Spring 2022 Final Exam and Common Exam Scheduled Rooms spreadsheet.

If you do not see a class on that list and know the class is intending to have an in-person final exam, please fill out the In-Person Final Exam Request form as soon as possible.

If a change is needed to a final exam, please continue to fill out the Final Exam Change Request form.

Fall 2022 schedule changes

Queued registration for fall 2022 begins Thursday, April 14, 2022. To ensure students have the greatest success, please make sure to finalize the following information in the class schedule prior to registration:

• Confirm that session dates are set to the most reflective session. For reference, you can view session dates by term.
• If choosing a set number of credits for a variable credit class, make those changes before students register by emailing ocmsched@umn.edu.
• Confirm grading basis. If changes need to be made, submit changes through ECAS.
• All date, day, and time changes should be made before students register to minimize student conflicts.

If any of the above information needs to be changed after students have registered, email ocmsched@umn.edu to determine if changes may still be made.

Auto Enroll from Waitlist checkbox in CCS

As a reminder, the Auto Enroll from Waitlist checkbox must be checked on both the enrollment and non-enrollment sections of your class for it to be included in the Auto Enroll from Waitlist process, which runs nightly after registration begins. CCS schedulers can find this checkbox on the UM CCS Maintain Schedule of Classes page > Enrollment Control tab.

The checked box serves the following two functions:

• Triggers the Auto Enroll from Waitlist process if a seat is available.
• Gives priority to students on the waitlist, so open seats are not taken by other students (before Auto Enroll from Waitlist runs).

Making changes to variable credits

With the May/summer session nearing and fall registration about to begin, please make the final changes to classes requiring set credits. After financial aid has been disbursed, the number of credits for a class cannot be altered.

If you need to change the number of credits for a class from a variable number to a set number, email ocmsched@umn.edu.

May/summer 2022 updates

Please contact ocmsched@umn.edu about May/summer classes if:

• A class does not have a room assignment and needs one.
• A class with enrollment needs to be canceled.

System support guides

On the ASR website, under training and support, you’ll find system support resources.

The Faculty Center, Advisor Center, and Student Services Center collapsible folder has guides that are geared towards instructors (and proxies) to help with various class set-up questions, such as View a Class Roster.

The PeopleSoft CS- Class Scheduling and Student Records collapsible folder has a variety of guides available to help with various common business processes in PeopleSoft. You’ll find helpful guides on Program/Plan setup, Service Indicators, CCS (including Combined Sections), and more.

MyU & other services unavailable April 23 and 24

MyU, PeopleSoft applications, and other related online services, such as APAS and Grad Planner, will be unavailable due to a system upgrade on Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24. Service is expected to be restored on Sunday afternoon. During the outage, you can get information about the system upgrade on the Service Status website.

As a result of the upgrade, there will be minor changes to the PeopleSoft User interface. See Upcoming Changes to PeopleSoft Interface for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Technology Help.